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The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, Engl…
The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
The 2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion occurred at 21:15 local time on 5 September 2012 in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. According to Turkish Armed Forces, 25 servicemen died, four ot…
An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four…
On 11 June 2012, two moderate earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, causing a large landslide. The landslide buried the town of Sayi Hazara, trapping 71 people. After four days …
75 people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried
Shenzhou 9 was the fourth crewed spacecraft flight of China's Shenzhou program, launched at 18:37:24 CST, 16 June 2012. Shenzhou 9 was the second spacecraft and first crewed missio…
China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese ast
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is a part of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of the six …
The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital missio
WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other me…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after
On 11 June 2012, two moderate earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, causing a large landslide. The landslide buried the town of Sayi Hazara, trapping 71 people. After four days …
Seventy-five people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried
The 9 September 2012 Iraq attacks were a series of coordinated bombings and shootings across the capital Baghdad and several major cities in the north and south of the country. At …
A wave of attacks kills more than 100 people and injure 350 others across Iraq.
Benghazi is the second-largest city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterr…
The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.
Doug the Pug is a celebrity pug living in Nashville, Tennessee, who has gained a large internet and social media following.
Doug the Pug, American celebrity dog
The 2012 Indian Ocean migrant boat disaster occurred on 21 June 2012, when a boat carrying more than 200 refugees capsized in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Ja…
A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas
The Indonesian Air Force is the aerial branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The Indonesian Air Force is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, and is headed by the Chief o…
An Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, killing 11
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country located in the central region of South America. It borders Bolivia to the northwest and north, Brazil to the …
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco
The Turkish Air Force (TuAF) is the air and space force of the Turkish Armed Forces. It traces its origins to 1 June 1911 when it was founded as the Aviation Squadrons by the Ottom…
A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both
Ashton James Eaton is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who previously held the world record in the decathlon and indoor heptathlon event. Eaton was the …
Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials
Sári Barabás was a Hungarian operatic soprano, particularly associated with coloratura roles.
Sári Barabás, Hungarian soprano (born 1914)
Marian Biskup was a Polish historian, author and academic, who specialized in the history of the Baltics, Pomerelia, Teutonic Order, Prussia, Toruń and Copernicus. He was a member …
Marian Biskup, Polish author and academic (born 1922)
Alan Ray Hacker was an English clarinettist, conductor, and music professor.
Alan Hacker, English clarinet player and conductor (born 1938)
George Kunda was a Zambian lawyer and politician who was the 11th vice-president of Zambia from 2008 to 2011. He served as the vice-president under President Rupiah Banda until the…
George Kunda, Zambian lawyer and politician, 11th Vice-President of Zambia (born 1956)
Arnold Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was a Danish shipping magnate. He was a longtime figure at A.P. Moller–Maersk Group, which was founded by his father.
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (born 1913)
Carlo Petrini was an Italian professional football player and coach.
Carlo Petrini, Italian footballer and coach (born 1948)
Lonesome George was a male Pinta Island tortoise and the last known individual of the subspecies. In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world. George serves…
Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos torto
The Waldo Canyon fire was a forest fire that started approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 23, 2012, and was declared 100 percent contained…
The Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, burning 347 homes in a matter
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in Nationa